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10.0
52476
10.0 |
Art Rocker
Incorporates both the r’n’b and lo-fi attributes that ruminate through the likes of The XX and James Blake, yet simultaneously manages to sound distinctively alone
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9.0
52387
9.0 |
The 405
Each listen of the record reveals something fresh, be it a line of synth or a new take on the lyrics
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8.5
52459
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A truly captivating debut, with a poignancy that lasts far beyond the first listen
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8.5
52231
8.5 |
BBC
Delight in soulfully articulated, machine-driven melancholia, and you’ve just found your album of 2013
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8.0
52232
8.0 |
musicOMH
Proves that atmospheric electronic music can be made euphoric, uplifting and moving
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8.0
52233
8.0 |
Bowlegs
Despite lyrics of despair and melancholic yearning the twinkling production and glistening soundscapes sometimes manage to elate rather than depress
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8.0
52229
8.0 |
Clash
An absolute thesis on pop experimentalism
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8.0
52230
8.0 |
The Guardian
A spectral beauty
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8.0
52344
8.0 |
Q
Think Perfume Genius, Toro Y Moi, James Blake. Print edition only
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7.0
52346
7.0 |
Uncut
Very much of the xx school of half-starved bedsit minimalism. Print edition only
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7.0
52348
7.0 |
NME
A record where subtle and restrained emotion is the driving force
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7.0
52766
7.0 |
DIY
Scattered with the odd moment that’ll leave you in no doubt that Woolhouse is far from the finished product, he nonetheless offers glimpses of a talent that is at times unrivalled
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7.0
52327
7.0 |
All Music
A promising debut with a distinctively cozy take on life's bittersweet moments
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6.0
52278
6.0 |
The Observer
Life After Defo convinces, its downcast, sweet-bleak beauty becoming more individual with every play
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6.0
56664
6.0 |
PopMatters
Not that Woolhouse’s head isn’t an alluring place to be. But with so little variation, Defo’s 40 minutes can grow tiresome
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6.0
52446
6.0 |
Pitchfork
Luxurious ambient icing
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4.0
52341
4.0 |
Mojo
It feels hemmed in by its own musical limitations. Print edition only
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